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UPS

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Location

Atlanta, GA

Wage

$42.02/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 15, 2026

Job Description

Overview

UPS is currently hiring a Building and Systems Engineering (BaSE) Mechanic responsible for maintenance activities to keep a UPS package handling facility operating efficiently. The role requires strong electrical skills and the ability to work various shifts in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshooting, adjusting, and replacing AC and DC electrical equipment.
  • Inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, and/or replacing mechanical components.
  • Inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, and/or replacing pneumatic equipment.
  • Inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, and/or replacing hydraulic equipment.
  • Welding equipment as defined by scope of work.
  • Performing preventive maintenance inspections of plant equipment.

Requirements

  • Strong electrical background.
  • Must pass electrical assessments.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., or authorized to work in the U.S.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Available to work 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift in a 24 x 7 operation.
  • Possible shift will be 3rd/twilight shift hours.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 36% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA — toward the top of a $25–$40/hr middle band drawn from 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 90 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 66 different employers. 29 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 347 other active welding openings from 204 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and JCB North America (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $36/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Industrial Maintenance Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.